How The Singapore Zoo Keeps Its Wildlife Thriving | On The Red Dot | Inside A Zoo | Part 3/4 

One of the biggest challenges at the zoo is faced by its nutrition team - feeding over 1,000 species with wildly different diets. When lions eat antelope meat and termites are part of an orangutan’s diet, how can the team replicate the exact same diet at the zoo when what is readily available could lead to dental problems, diabetes, or worse?
At the zoo’s hospital, a 10-year-old binturong named April has a tooth abscess and must undergo a dental exam. At Orangutans Island, tempers run high when the food stays tantalisingly out of reach. Meanwhile, Raja, the endangered Sri Lankan leopard, has lost weight and is ready for his big date with Nuwa. But will the first-time suitor know what to do when the time finally comes?
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